Chapter 1599: Counter-Spell Ineffective, Hiding the True Reality

Sure enough, after hearing Xia Duo's words, Niya became full of energy.

Xia Duo had basically finished the simple tests regarding the conventional properties of the Equation Spell, and he was no longer prepared to wait for subsequent changes; he was going to conduct destructive testing.

Of course, since his understanding of the Equation Spell was still very limited, what he was truly prepared to do first was to "relatively scientifically" dispel or erase the existence of this spell within the scope of his understanding.

Regarding this, although Niya really wanted to know how long this spell could continue to exist, she also expressed her willingness to support Xia Duo's actions.

After all, if one could cast this kind of spell once, one could also cast it more times.

The two had decided that after returning to the Tower of Time, they would establish an Equation Spell Observation Room, specifically for long-term observation of the Equation Spell's retention time and the various changes that might occur during that period.

As for now, it was better to erase this spell outside as soon as possible.

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Question: how does one dispel an Equation Spell?

The first thing Xia Duo thought of was to use a counter-operation in the current form to offset it, which is what is commonly referred to as a "Spell Counter."

Although his goal was to erase the spell, Xia Duo still did not want the process to be too simple and crude; there had to be some gains.

The first attempt was carried out by Niya, which could be considered giving her a chance for "revenge," while Xia Duo, after adjusting the Equation Spell state to a normal 【Light】, stepped aside to perform monitoring work.

Casting 【Light】 is simple, and the so-called counter-operation is merely relative to the oscillation state of the Magic Net String within the Spell Elements; in reality, if one does not consider the target of the counter, this is actually just a Light spell.

Using a case from Earth as an analogy, it is roughly similar to the principle of noise-canceling headphones, using anti-phase sound waves to cancel out in-phase sound waves to achieve the purpose of noise reduction.

But in reality, whether it is in-phase or anti-phase, the human ear cannot hear any difference.

Spell Counter in the magic world is much the same, and there is one point that is very real, just like how noise-canceling headphones cannot cancel out all sound waves: in practice, a Spellcaster cannot achieve the exact same casting details as the target spell.

But as long as the key elements of the target spell are canceled out, this counter can basically be considered qualified and effective.

【Light】 is basically the first spell every Apprentice comes into contact with and learns; the 0 Ring state has only 12 elements, making it the simplest spell besides 【Prestidigitation】.

And 【Prestidigitation】, in Xia Duo's view, cannot be called a complete spell; it is merely a combination of discrete elements, and what specific effects can appear depends entirely on the Spellcaster's own mastery and Application of spell Knowledge.

A weak one might only make a finger emit a faint glow; a strong one could even be used as a normal spell; it is an unconventional spell with a high ceiling and a low floor.

To erase such a simple 【Light】, in Niya's past cognition, one did not even need to use counter techniques; simply destroying one or two of its key elements alone would be enough to make the spell fail.

Even, if one just waited a little longer, the spell would naturally dissipate due to the Magic Net's autonomous recovery trend.

But now, the so-called "Equation Spell" had once again subverted Niya's cognition; after a very complete counter process, the Spell Source Point of the target spell only vibrated slightly, and the rest was not affected in the slightest.

Although Niya had expectations for the result before casting, this result, which was almost completely ineffective, was something she had never thought of.

Seeing this scene, Xia Duo could not help but frown; to be honest, this was also beyond his expectations, so he greeted Niya again, "Try it one more time."

Niya followed his instructions and tried again; it was still a very complete counter process, with a total of only 12 spell elements, and with Niya's Spellcasting foundation, it was impossible for her to make a mistake.

If the target spell were a normal 【Light】, it would have been canceled out long ago.

But now, the second counter was still ineffective, and this time, without waiting for Xia Duo to greet her, Niya tried a few more times herself, quite unwilling to give up.

The result was obvious; not a single one was effective.

Xia Duo thought for a moment and adjusted the Equation Spell to a 1st Circle Spell, letting Niya try again, but the result was still impossible to counter; then it was 2nd Circle, 3rd Circle, all the way to 8th Circle, and the result remained the same.

Xia Duo did not try any further after that; he speculated that this spell had a deeper structure, hidden in the Magic Net environment, and the Spell Source Point it displayed was merely a manifestation derived from the true core.

This speculation was not without basis; he was the one who cast this spell, and the number of its constituent elements was the most among all the spells he had mastered, but after the spell was completed, the vast majority of those elements were not displayed on the Spell Source Point.

Instead, by controlling it through other discrete Magic Net Strings, the Spell Source Point could be made more complex or simpler.

"I seem to have seen this scene somewhere!"

Xia Duo traced his memory and soon found a similar feeling in the Princess's Ascension Ritual; the spell the Princess cast at that time did not completely correspond to the Spell Source Point, but instead produced subtle changes in the Magic Web Background Fluctuation within a fairly large range.

When ordinary Spellcasters first come into contact with this kind of change, they only treat it as a Magic Web Background Fluctuation and ignore it, but Xia Duo had gone through several ritual rehearsals and the formal ritual.

And he had also obtained the original Elf Ascension Book; although it did not match the Princess's ritual in many details, he could still see some clues in general.

The subtle changes in the Magic Web Background Fluctuation in the Princess's ritual seemed chaotic and no different from background fluctuations, but in reality, the Change of Change had traces to follow.

So, could this Equation Spell now also have many "Changes of Change" hidden in the Magic Web Background Fluctuation?

Magic Web Background Fluctuation is essentially the oscillation state of the Magic Net String, which can also constitute Spell Elements and is inconspicuous.

Xia Duo had vaguely thought of this point before, but he had mostly placed it on its independence, which was extremely similar to a Mythallar, thereby ignoring the true "Reality" hidden by this Equation Spell.

Next, Xia Duo first observed the Magic Net from a macro perspective and found that this spell could indeed have an impact on the macro Magic Net.

If the influence of a Mythallar is a line or a plane, then the influence of this Equation Spell is merely a point.

Its influence on the macro Magic Net is almost negligible; of course, this is only relative to a Mythallar.

For an ordinary spell, that extra bit beyond the conventional is enough for it to obtain characteristics far exceeding ordinary spells.

Next, Xia Duo re-examined the surrounding microscopic Magic Net Strings, starting from those special Magic Net Strings used to control the Equation Spell, and traced them bit by bit, peeling back the layers.